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Dimapur, January 3
Sümi Baptist Church Kohima bade farwell to its senior pastor, Rev. Zuhokhu Kiba, on January 3 after 10 years of service to the church (2006 – 2015).
During the farewell service, Nihoto Chishi, chairman of Deacon Board; Y Kikheto Sema, deacon; Dr. Hokheto Chophi, pastor; and Rev. Dr. Khehovi A Shohe, director of Sümi Baptist Convention, spoke of the upright, humble, noble, disciplined, self-sacrificing and honorable services rendered by Rev. Kiba during his tenure as senior pastor in the church. They also spoke of his love for music.
His daughter and his wife, in their speeches, expressed gratitude to God for His loving mercies and also testified his sincerity and zeal in the service of the Lord.
The service also marked the end of his active service in the ministry of the Almighty God and laboring in the vineyard of the Lord Jesus Christ; having served for 37 years in the ministry of the Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (SBAK) shouldering various responsibilities such as – Associate Youth Secretary; Youth Secretary; Headmaster – BTI; Music Teacher – Nito Theological Institute; Pastor of Centre Church; Missionary to Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh; and finally Senior Pastor of SBC, Kohima.
